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Cut vs. Cutting: What's the Difference?

Edited by Sumera Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on October 6, 2023
"Cut" is both a noun and a verb referring to the act of penetrating, dividing, or removing a portion of something, while "cutting" can be a noun, representing the piece removed or the act itself, or an adjective, describing something as sharp or incisive.

Key Differences

"Cut" has multiple usages in English; it can serve as a noun or a verb, depending on the context. As a verb, "cut" refers to the action of removing or dividing something using a sharp-edged tool or object. It can signify the act of making an incision, severing, or removing a portion. As a noun, "cut" signifies the result of the action, representing the opening or wound made. In contrast, "cutting" can be a gerund, representing the action of cutting as a noun, or it can refer to the piece that has been removed.
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Sep 25, 2023
"Cutting," in its adjective form, describes something that is capable of making cuts, typically due to having a sharp edge, or it can represent remarks or comments that are sharply critical or hurtful. "Cut," in its various forms, can signify both the act and the outcome of dividing, reducing, or removing, allowing it to be versatile in its application, be it in cooking, textiles, or any field where removal or division occurs.
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Sep 25, 2023
The word "cut" is widely utilized in various contexts and domains to signify the action or the result of severing or removing a portion. For instance, in filmmaking, a "cut" is a change in scene achieved by splicing two shots together. Conversely, "cutting" might refer more specifically to the process of editing film scenes or to remarks intended to wound or hurt emotionally. The distinction in usage between "cut" and "cutting" can influence the interpretation of the terms in different situations.
Sawaira Riaz
Sep 25, 2023
"Cut" and "cutting" are closely related but their usage can vary significantly. For example, in gardening, you might "cut" a branch and then plant the "cutting" to propagate a new plant. Here, "cut" is the action performed, and "cutting" is the result, the severed piece intended for planting. Understanding the nuanced difference between these terms allows for clearer communication and comprehension in various disciplines.
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Sep 25, 2023
In conclusion, "cut" serves as a versatile term in the English language, depicting both action and result in the process of division or removal. "Cutting" complements this by representing both the ongoing action and the product of the action, or describing something as sharp or incisively hurtful. Recognizing the multifaceted nature of these terms enriches understanding and enhances communication.
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Sep 25, 2023
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Comparison Chart

Part of Speech

Noun/Verb
Noun/Adjective
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Represents

The action or the result of severing or removing.
The ongoing action, the removed piece, or sharply critical.
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Usage Context

Cooking, textiles, filmmaking, etc.
Gardening, editing, criticizing, etc.
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Action/Product

Can denote both action and its result.
Denotes ongoing action or the product of action.
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Descriptive Ability

Not used as an adjective.
Can describe something as sharp or incisively hurtful.
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Sep 25, 2023
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Cut and Cutting Definitions

Cut

To penetrate with a sharp edge.
She cut the paper with scissors.
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Cutting

The action or process of cutting something.
The cutting of the fabric was meticulous.
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Cut

To reduce or diminish.
He decided to cut his spending.
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Cutting

Sharply critical or hurtful.
His cutting remark wounded her deeply.
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Sep 25, 2023

Cut

The act of dividing or removing a part.
The cut was precise and clean.
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Cutting

Capable of cutting or dividing something due to sharpness.
The cutting edge of the blade was extremely sharp.
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Cut

A segment or part separated from the whole.
He took a cut of the profits.
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Cutting

Capable of or designed for incising, shearing, or severing
A cutting tool.
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Cut

To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
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Cutting

Sharply penetrating; piercing
A cutting wind.
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Cut

To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever
Cut cloth with scissors.
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Cutting

Injuring or capable of injuring the feelings of others
"He can say the driest, most cutting things in the quietest of tones" (Charlotte Brontë).
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Cut

To sever the edges or ends of; shorten
Cut one's hair.
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Cutting

A part cut off from a main body.
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Cut

To mow, reap, or harvest
Cut grain.
Cut grass.
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Cutting

A part, such as a stem, leaf, or root, removed from a plant to propagate a new plant, as through rooting or grafting.
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Cut

To fell by sawing; hew.
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Cutting

An excavation made through high ground in a construction project.
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Cut

To have (a new tooth) grow through the gums.
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Cutting

The editing of film or recording tape.
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Cut

To form or shape by severing or incising
A doll that was cut from paper.
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Cutting

Chiefly British A clipping, as from a newspaper.
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Cut

To form or shape by grinding
Cut a diamond.
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Cutting

Self-injury in which cuts are made in the skin.
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Cut

To form by penetrating, probing, or digging
Cut a trench.
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Cutting

The action of the verb to cut.
How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
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Cut

To exhibit the appearance or give the impression of
Cuts a fine figure on the dance floor.
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Cutting

(countable) A section removed from a larger whole.
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Cut

To separate from a main body; detach
Cut a limb from a tree.
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Cutting

(countable) A newspaper clipping.
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Cut

To separate from a group
Cut a calf from a herd.
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Cutting

A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
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Cut

To discharge from a group or number
Had to cut six players from the team.
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Cutting

(countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
The actor had to make his cutting shorter to fit the audition time.
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Cut

To pass through or across; cross
A sailboat cutting the water.
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Cutting

An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through.
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Cut

(Games) To divide (a deck of cards) into two parts, as in completing a shuffle or in exposing a card at random.
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Cutting

The editing of film or other recordings.
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Cut

To reduce the size, extent, or duration of; curtail or shorten
Cut a payroll.
Cut a budget.
Cut the cooking time in half.
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Cutting

The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material.
Boring, drilling, milling, and turning are all different kinds of metal cutting processes.
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Cut

To remove or delete
Cut a line from a poem.
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Cutting

The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm.
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Cut

(Computers) To remove (a segment) from a document or graphics file for storage in a buffer.
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Cutting

That is used for cutting.
I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
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Cut

To lessen the strength of; dilute
Cut whiskey with water.
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Cutting

Piercing, sharp.
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Cut

To dissolve by breaking down the fat of
Soap cuts grease.
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Cutting

Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful.
The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.
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Cut

To injure the feelings of; hurt keenly.
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Cutting

(India) Of a beverage: half-sized.
A cutting chai
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Cut

To refuse to speak to or recognize; snub
Cut me dead at the party.
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Cutting

Present participle of cut
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Cut

To fail to attend purposely
Cut a class.
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Cutting

The act or process of making an incision, or of severing, felling, shaping, etc.
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Cut

(Informal) To cease; stop
Cut the noise.
Cut an engine.
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Cutting

Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut off from a stock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting as an independent plant; something cut out of a newspaper; an excavation cut through a hill or elsewhere to make a way for a railroad, canal, etc.; a cut.
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Cut

To strike (a ball) so that it spins in a reverse direction.
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Cutting

Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool.
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Cut

To throw or hit (a ball) on a curving trajectory.
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Cutting

Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind.
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Cut

To perform
Cut a caper.
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Cutting

Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply; a cutting remark.
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Cut

To make out and issue
Cut a check to cover travel expenses.
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Cutting

The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
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Cut

To arrange or reach (an agreement).
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Cutting

A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
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Cut

(Slang) To be able to manage; handle successfully
Couldn't cut the long hours anymore.
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Cutting

The act of cutting something into parts;
His cuts were skillful
His cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
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Cut

To stop filming (a movie scene).
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Cutting

A piece cut off from the main part of something
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Cut

To record a performance on (a phonograph record or other medium).
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Cutting

An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine;
He searched through piles of letters and clippings
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Cut

To make a recording of (a song, for example).
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Cutting

Cutting away parts to create a desired shape
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Cut

To edit (a movie or audio recording).
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Cutting

The division of a deck of cards before dealing;
He insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal
The cutting of the cards soon became a ritual
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Cut

Vulgar Slang To expel (a discharge of intestinal gas).
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Cutting

The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge;
His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
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Cut

To injure (oneself) by penetrating the skin with a sharp object.
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Cutting

The act of diluting something;
The cutting of whiskey with water
The thinning of paint with turpentine
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Cut

To make an incision or a separation
Cut along the dotted line.
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Cutting

The act of shortening something by cutting off the ends;
The barber gave him a good cut
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Cut

To allow incision or severing
Butter cuts easily.
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Cutting

(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character;
Cutting remarks
Edged satire
A stinging comment
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Cut

To function as a sharp-edged instrument.
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Cutting

Unpleasantly cold and damp;
Bleak winds of the North Atlantic
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Cut

To remove part of something, such as a text or film.
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Cutting

As physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument;
A cutting wind
Keen winds
Knifelike cold
Piercing knifelike pains
Piercing cold
Piercing criticism
A stabbing pain
Lancinating pain
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Cut

(Computers) To remove a part of a document or graphics file and store it in a buffer.
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Cutting

Suitable for cutting or severing;
A cutting tool
The cutting edge
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Cut

To grow through the gums. Used of teeth.
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Cutting

A piece of text or image taken from a larger work.
She kept a cutting from her favorite magazine.
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Cut

To injure someone's feelings
A remark that cut without mercy.
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Cutting

A leaf, stem, or root removed from a plant for propagation.
The cutting has developed roots in the soil.
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Cut

To change direction abruptly
Cut to the left at the next intersection.
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Cut

To go directly and often hastily
Cut across a field.
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Cut

(Games) To divide a pack of cards into two parts, especially in order to make a chance decision or selection.
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Cut

To make an abrupt transition to another segment of film, video, or audio
Cut from one shot to another.
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Cut

To be very astute and penetrating
An analysis that cuts deep.
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Cut

To inflict self-injury by penetrating the skin with a sharp object.
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Cut

The act of cutting.
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Cut

The result of cutting, especially an opening or wound made by a sharp edge.
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Cut

A part that has been cut from a main body
A cut of beef.
A cut of cloth.
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Cut

A passage made by digging or probing.
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Cut

The elimination or removal of a part
A cut in a speech.
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Cut

A reduction
A cut in salary.
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Cut

(Sports) The remainder of contestants in a competition, especially in golf, after some have been eliminated
Did very well but still missed the cut.
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Cut

The style in which a garment is cut
A suit of traditional cut.
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Cut

A haircut.
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Cut

(Informal) A portion of profits or earnings; a share.
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Cut

A wounding remark; an insult.
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Cut

An unexcused absence, as from school or a class.
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Cut

A step in a scale of value or quality; degree
A cut above the average.
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Cut

An engraved block or plate.
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Cut

A print made from such a block.
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Cut

A stroke that causes a ball to spin in a reverse direction.
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Cut

A curve in the trajectory of a ball or puck.
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Cut

(Baseball) A swing of a bat.
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Cut

(Games) The act of dividing a deck of cards into two parts, as before dealing.
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One of the objects used in drawing lots.
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Cut

A transition between segments of film, video, or audio.
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Cut

A movie at a given stage in its editing
Approved the final cut for distribution.
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Cut

A single selection of music from a recording, especially a phonograph recording.
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Cut

Having the ends or edges cut
Admired his newly cut hair.
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Cut

Having been cut or clipped off
Cut grass that blew in the wind.
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Cut

(Printing) Having the page edge slit or trimmed. Used of a book.
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Cut

Ground to a specific shape
Cut gemstones.
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Cut

(Slang) Circumcised. Used of a man or boy.
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Cut

(transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
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Cut

To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
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Cut

To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
Would you please cut the cake?
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Cut

To form or shape by cutting.
I have three diamonds to cut today.
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Cut

(slang) To wound with a knife.
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Cut

(intransitive) To engage in self-harm by making cuts in one's own skin.
The patient said she had been cutting since the age of thirteen.
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Cut

To deliver a stroke with a whip or like instrument to.
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Cut

To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce.
Sarcasm cuts to the quick.
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Cut

To castrate or geld.
To cut a horse
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Cut

To interfere, as a horse; to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
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Cut

(intransitive) To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
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Cut

To separate, remove, reject or reduce.
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Cut

To separate or omit, in a situation where one was previously associated.
Travis was cut from the team.
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Cut

To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
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Cut

To reduce, especially intentionally.
They're going to cut salaries by fifteen percent.
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To absent oneself from (a class, an appointment, etc.).
I cut fifth period to hang out with Angela.
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Cut

To ignore as a social rebuff or snub.
After the incident at the dinner party, people started to cut him on the street.
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Cut

To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
The camera then cut to the woman on the front row who was clearly overcome and crying tears of joy.
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Cut

To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
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Cut

To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.
Select the text, cut it, and then paste it in the other application.
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Cut

(intransitive) To enter a queue in the wrong place.
One student kept trying to cut in front of the line.
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Cut

(intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
This road cuts right through downtown.
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Cut

To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it. en
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Cut

To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
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Cut

(intransitive) To change direction suddenly.
The football player cut to his left to evade a tackle.
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To divide a pack of playing cards into two.
If you cut then I'll deal.
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Cut

To make or negotiate.
I'll cut a check for you.
I didn't deserve it, but he cut me a deal.
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Cut

To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
The best malt whiskies are improved if they are cut with a dash of water.
The bartender cuts his beer to save money and now it's all watery.
Drug dealers sometimes cut cocaine with lidocaine.
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Cut

(transitive) To exhibit (a quality).
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Cut

(transitive) To stop, disengage, or cease.
The schoolchildren were told to cut the noise.
Cut the engines when the plane comes to a halt!
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Cut

(sports) To drive (a ball) to one side, as by (in billiards or croquet) hitting it fine with another ball, or (in tennis) striking it with the racket inclined.
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Cut

(bodybuilding) To lose body mass, aiming to keep muscle but lose body fat.
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To perform (a dancing movement etc.).
To cut a caper
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Cut

(participial adjective) Having been cut.
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Cut

Reduced.
The pitcher threw a cut fastball that was slower than his usual pitch.
Cut brandy is a liquor made of brandy and hard grain liquor.
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(of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.
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Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
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(bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
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(informal) Circumcised or having been the subject of female genital mutilation.
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Emotionally hurt.
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Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
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The act of cutting.
He made a fine cut with his sword.
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Cut

The result of cutting.
A smooth or clear cut
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Cut

An opening resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
Look at this cut on my finger!
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Cut

A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
A cut for a railroad
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An artificial navigation channel as distinguished from a navigable river.
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A share or portion of profits.
The bank robbers disbanded after everyone got their cut of the money.
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A decrease.
The boss took a 5% pay cut.
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(cricket) A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
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(cricket) Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.
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(sports) In lawn tennis, etc., a slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin thus given to the ball.
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(golf) In a strokeplay competition, the early elimination of those players who have not then attained a preannounced score, so that the rest of the competition is less pressed for time and more entertaining for spectators.
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Cut

A passage omitted or to be omitted from a play, movie script, speech, etc.
The director asked the cast to note down the following cuts.
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(cinema) A particular version or edit of a film.
The director's cut
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(card games) The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
The player next to the dealer makes a cut by placing the bottom half on top.
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Cut

(card games) The card obtained by dividing the pack.
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The manner or style a garment etc. is fashioned in.
I like the cut of that suit.
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Cut

A slab, especially of meat.
That’s our finest cut of meat.
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Cut

(fencing) An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
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A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.
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An unkind act; a cruelty.
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A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.
The drummer on the last cut of their CD is not identified.
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(archaeology) A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.
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A haircut.
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(graph theory) The partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.
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(rail) A string of railway cars coupled together, shorter than a train.
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An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.
A book illustrated with fine cuts
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(obsolete) A common workhorse; a gelding.
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The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise.
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A skein of yarn.
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That which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.
Don't buy his coke: it's full of cut.
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(fashion) A notch shaved into an eyebrow.
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(bodybuilding) A time period when one tries to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.
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(slang) A hidden, secluded, or secure place.
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The range of temperatures used to distill a particular mixture of hydrocarbons from crude oil.
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An instruction to cease recording.
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To separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to divide.
You must cut this flesh from off his breast.
Before the whistling winds the vessels fly,With rapid swiftness cut the liquid way.
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To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering; to hew; to mow or reap.
Thy servants can skill to cut timer.
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To sever and remove by cutting; to cut off; to dock; as, to cut the hair; to cut the nails.
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To castrate or geld; as, to cut a horse.
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To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.; to carve; to hew out.
Why should a man. whose blood is warm within,Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster?
Loopholes cut through thickest shade.
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To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce; to lacerate; as, sarcasm cuts to the quick.
The man was cut to the heart.
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To intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right angles.
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To refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in the street; to cut one's acquaintance.
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To absent one's self from; as, to cut an appointment, a recitation. etc.
An English tradesman is always solicitous to cut the shop whenever he can do so with impunity.
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To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
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To drive (an object ball) to either side by hitting it fine on the other side with the cue ball or another object ball.
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To strike (a ball) with the racket inclined or struck across the ball so as to put a certain spin on the ball.
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To drive (a ball) to one side by hitting with another ball.
I would to God, . . . The king had cut off my brother's.
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To do the work of an edged tool; to serve in dividing or gashing; as, a knife cuts well.
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To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
Panels of white wood that cuts like cheese.
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To perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, intersecting, etc.; to use a cutting instrument.
He saved the lives of thousands by his manner of cutting for the stone.
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To make a stroke with a whip.
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To interfere, as a horse.
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To move or make off quickly.
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To divide a pack of cards into two portion to decide the deal or trump, or to change the order of the cards to be dealt.
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An opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash; a slash; a wound made by cutting; as, a sword cut.
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A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip.
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That which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him; a slight.
Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, snapped his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed.
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A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove; as, a cut for a railroad.
This great cut or ditch Secostris . . . purposed to have made a great deal wider and deeper.
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The surface left by a cut; as, a smooth or clear cut.
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A portion severed or cut off; a division; as, a cut of beef; a cut of timber.
It should be understood, moreover, . . . that the group are not arbitrary cuts, but natural groups or types.
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An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving; as, a book illustrated with fine cuts.
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The act of dividing a pack cards.
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Manner in which a thing is cut or formed; shape; style; fashion; as, the cut of a garment.
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut.
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A common work horse; a gelding.
He'll buy me a cut, forth for to ride.
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The failure of a college officer or student to be present at any appointed exercise.
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A skein of yarn.
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A slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin so given to the ball.
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A stroke on the off side between point and the wicket; also, one who plays this stroke.
Now draweth cut . . . The which that hath the shortest shall begin.
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Gashed or divided, as by a cutting instrument.
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Formed or shaped as by cutting; carved.
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Overcome by liquor; tipsy.
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The act of reducing the amount or number;
The mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget
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A wound made by cutting;
He put a bandage over the cut
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A piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
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A distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc;
He played the first cut on the cd
The title track of the album
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The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge;
His cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels
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A share of the profits;
Everyone got a cut of the earnings
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A step on some scale;
He is a cut above the the rest
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A trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
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(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next;
The cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt
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The act of cutting something into parts;
His cuts were skillful
His cutting of the cake made a terrible mess
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The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage;
An editor's deletions frequently upset young authors
Both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause
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The style in which a garment is cut;
A dress of traditional cut
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The act of shortening something by cutting off the ends;
The barber gave him a good cut
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In baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball;
He took a vicious cut at the ball
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A remark capable of wounding mentally;
The unkindest cut of all
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A canal made by erosion or excavation
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A refusal to recognize someone you know;
The snub was clearly intentional
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(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball;
Cuts do not bother a good tennis player
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The division of a deck of cards before dealing;
He insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal
The cutting of the cards soon became a ritual
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An unexcused absence from class;
He was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class
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Separate with or as if with an instrument;
Cut the rope
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Cut down on; make a reduction in;
Reduce your daily fat intake
The employer wants to cut back health benefits
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Turn sharply; change direction abruptly;
The car cut to the left at the intersection
The motorbike veered to the right
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Make an incision or separation;
Cut along the dotted line
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Discharge from a group;
The coach cut two players from the team
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Form by probing, penetrating, or digging;
Cut a hole
Cut trenches
The sweat cut little rivulets into her face
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Style and tailor in a certain fashion;
Cut a dress
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Hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction;
Cut a pingpong ball
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Cut

Make out and issue;
Write out a check
Cut a ticket
Please make the check out to me
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Cut

Cut and assemble the components of;
Edit film
Cut recording tape
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Intentionally fail to attend;
Cut class
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Informal: be able to manage or manage successfully;
I can't hack it anymore
She could not cut the long days in the office
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Give the appearance or impression of;
Cut a nice figure
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Move (one's fist);
His opponent cut upward toward his chin
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Pass directly and often in haste;
We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner
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Pass through or across;
The boat cut the water
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Make an abrupt change of image or sound;
Cut from one scene to another
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Stop filming;
Cut a movie scene
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Make a recording of;
Cut the songs
She cut all of her major titles again
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Record a performance on (a medium);
Cut a record
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Create by duplicating data;
Cut a disk
Burn a CD
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Form or shape by cutting or incising;
Cut paper dolls
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Perform or carry out;
Cut a caper
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Function as a cutting instrument;
This knife cuts well
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Allow incision or separation;
This bread cuts easily
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Divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult;
Wayne cut
She cut the deck for a long time
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Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch;
Turn off the stereo, please
Cut the engine
Turn out the lights
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Reap or harvest;
Cut grain
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Fell by sawing; hew;
The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia
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Penetrate injuriously;
The glass from the shattered windshield cut into her forehead
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Refuse to acknowledge;
She cut him dead at the meeting
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Shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of;
Cut my hair
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Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things;
We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet
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Dissolve by breaking down the fat of;
Soap cuts grease
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Have a reducing effect;
This cuts into my earnings
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Cease, stop;
Cut the noise
We had to cut short the conversation
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Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;
The manuscript must be shortened
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Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;
Cut bourbon
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Have grow through the gums;
The baby cut a tooth
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Grow through the gums;
The new tooth is cutting
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Cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses);
The vet gelded the young horse
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Separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument;
The cut surface was mottled
Cut tobacco
Blood from his cut forehead
Bandages on her cut wrists
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Fashioned or shaped by cutting;
A well-cut suit
Cut diamonds
Cut velvet
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With parts removed;
The drastically cut film
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Made neat and tidy by trimming;
His neatly trimmed hair
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(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine;
The smell of new-mown hay
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(of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit;
The cut pages of the book
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(of a male animal) having the testicles removed;
A cut horse
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Having a long rip or tear;
A split lip
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Wounded by cutting deeply;
Got a gashed arm in a knife fight
Had a slashed cheek from the broken glass
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Cut down;
The tree is down
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(used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply;
The slashed prices attracted buyers
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Mixed with water;
Sold cut whiskey
A cup of thinned soup
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A wound or opening made by a sharp object.
The cut healed within a few days.
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FAQs

Is “cut” specific to any domain?

No, “cut” is a versatile word used across various domains like cooking, filmmaking, and textiles.
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Is “cut” both a noun and a verb?

Yes, “cut” can function as both a noun and a verb, representing both the action and the result of cutting.
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Can “cutting” denote the process of editing film?

Yes, “cutting” can refer to the process of editing and splicing film scenes.
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Does “cut” always involve a reduction?

No, while “cut” can mean to reduce or remove, it can also refer to creating an opening or dividing.
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Can “cutting” represent a segment of a plant?

Yes, “cutting” can refer to a piece of a plant, like a stem or leaf, removed for propagation.
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Does “cutting” imply precision?

Not necessarily, “cutting” does not always imply precision and can vary in accuracy.
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Sep 25, 2023

Does a “cut” always heal?

Not necessarily, while many cuts do heal, the healing depends on the depth, location, and care provided.
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Can “cutting” be used as an adjective?

Yes, “cutting” can describe something as sharp or remarks as sharply critical.
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Can “cutting” remarks be unintentional?

Yes, sometimes people may make cutting remarks without intending to hurt or criticize.
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Sep 25, 2023

Is “cutting” used in gardening?

Yes, “cutting” is a common term in gardening to refer to a section of a plant used for propagation.
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Sep 25, 2023

Can “cut” refer to a share of profits?

Yes, “cut” can colloquially refer to a person’s share of profits or benefits.
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Can “cut” refer to removing a portion of text?

Yes, “cut” can refer to the removal or omission of a portion of text in editing.
Harlon Moss
Sep 25, 2023

Can “cut” refer to the style of clothing?

Yes, “cut” can refer to the style or shape in which a garment is made.
Janet White
Sep 25, 2023

Is a “cut” always visible?

No, some cuts may be internal or small enough to be not easily visible.
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Are “cutting” comments always negative?

Typically, “cutting” comments are considered negative as they are sharply critical or hurtful.
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